“Rated ‘X’ By An All-White Jury!” At a time when Hollywood is under scrutiny for for what some as as Oscar failing to adequately acknowledge the film “Selma”, it’s important to remember “The Godfather of Blaxploitation”, the brilliant Melvin Van… Read More ›
70’s films
Oscar 2015! Brilliant “Birdman” Soars! Winner’s List! “Whiplash” Stings!
“Birdman” Scores Best Picture! “Birdman” is so deserving of Best Picture of the year, for an audacious, inventive look at the creative process…. Time To Invite The Boys Home! So happy for “Birdman”, and all of these winners! BEST MOTION… Read More ›
Sex! Violence! Sexy Nun Raquel Welch! Enter The Twisted World Of ’70’s “Euro-Sleaze”!
It’s Awards Season! As Hollywood celebrates the best films of the year, I am reminded of movies that are destined for A DIFFERENT TYPE OF RECOGNITION – um, INFAMY – need proof? Is This Wrong? Is there ANY justification for… Read More ›
Jayne Mansfield – The Tragic Life Of Hollywood’s Legendary Sex Kitten!
How do you define a Hollywood Sex Kitten? How about like this? And how do you become Hollywood’s most notorious blonde bombshell? Well, it doesn’t hurt when you let it all hang out! Thanks to NationalStereotype.com, which has their picture… Read More ›
Sleeping With Marlon Brando! Sleeping With Fishes! Amazing Travel Escapes!
Try To Fall Asleep Looking At This! Yes, the “northern lights” are unbelievably beautiful…I could stare up at them all night…wouldn’t get much sleep, but imagine sleeping here! As so may people are about to travel for the holidays, I… Read More ›
Brilliant “Nightcrawler”! Jake Gyllenhaal! Modern Day “Taxi Driver!”
Smile! The Awards are rolling in for one of the year’s most provocative films! A Golden Globe acting nomination, on the AFI Top Ten film list, multiple Broadcast film critic nominations and now the San Diego Critics have chosen it… Read More ›
“Carrie!” Classic Horror! “Body Double”! Naked Thrillers From The Master Of Suspense!
THIS is how I plan to spend my Halloween… Isn’t this one of the most iconic images in film? A pig-blood-drenched Carrie White, about to exact revenge on her tormentors…a great Halloween horror film, and just one of the many… Read More ›
Wackiest Halloween Horror! Frogs! Vincent Price! Helldrivers! Old Ladies!
Time To Get Messy! Yes, Halloween is a time for movies to “let it flow”, and that means some of the wildest horror films of all time get a much deserved spotlight! You know, Shocktober is the month to revisit… Read More ›
Hollywood’s “Hightower” Movie Past! “Vintage Los Angeles” Climbs These Legendary Stairs!
Welcome To The Hollywood Hightower! I love iconic Hollywood, and it is disappearing – but there is a website that is fighting back! Alison Martino’s terrific website “Vintage Los Angeles” has a wide variety of stories about some of entertainment’s… Read More ›
Leonard Maltin’s LAST EVER Movie Guide! The End Of A Pithy Era!
It’s the most widely read movie guide of all time! It weighs two pounds, it has 1,612 pages – and it’s the end of an era! Here’s what CNN is reporting: “Leonard Maltin was 18 when the first edition of… Read More ›